Trump’s Budget Proposal
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site explains the numbers behind the Trump administration’s federal budget proposal. Two weeks ago, the federal […]
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Immigration Debate Fails Last week, the Senate opened the floor to debate over the recent immigration bill. Senator Majority Leader McConnell promised a fair and […]
Tragedy Strikes Florida
On Valentine’s Day, 17 people were killed and another 14 seriously injured during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. […]
Government Shutdown: The Sequel
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site explains the latest funding disagreement that almost led to another shutdown of the federal government. […]
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Reversal in Bermuda In May 2016, Bermuda’s Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage to be legal. Now, only nine months later, the island has banned it. […]
Stock Market Plummets: Crisis or Capitalism?
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 1,500 points (more than 6%). This was the worst fall in six years, and at […]
Trump’s State of the Union
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site summarizes President Trump’s first State of the Union address. On January 30, President Trump gave […]
YOU DECIDE: Guaranteed Basic Income
The city of Stockton, California is trying a new program to help out some of its poorest residents. It’s called Guaranteed Basic Income, or GBI. […]
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Puerto Rican Aid Continues Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that as of January 31, it would no longer be sending aid […]
Protests in Iran
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site examines the series of protests that occurred in Iran at the end of 2017 and […]